In episode 4, the Twilight Newborns discuss Teen Drama Bella and her high school misery.

Twilight News

* Twilight’s Oscar snub

* Rumors of Dakota Fanning cast as Jane in New Moon

* Hot Topic DVD release party on March 21 and its merchandise

Newborn News

* Facebook Fan page

* iTunes—Twilight Newborns listed as new and notable

* Twilight Newborns meet The Soup’s Joel McHale

* Poll update

* Fan of the week: Chris via email

Meat of the Discussion: Teen Drama Bella

* Can we trust Bella’s perspective?

* Series written in first person of (mostly) Bella

* Stephenie Meyer’s quote: “don’t ever let anyone tell you that high school is supposed to be fun. High school is to be endured. College is fun.)” (Read full quote here)

* Thoughts on Twilight series written as Adult versus Young Adult

* What does Bella do for fun?

* Use of high school as a setting

The Boyfriend update

Plea of the Week

* Why did Stephenie Meyer choose the surname Cullen?

Word association game

Website of the Week

* laurensbite.blogspot.com

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